Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-02

WHAT PLUMBING INSPECTOR ROBINSON SAYS
The Inspector OF plumbing has written Repre-
sentative Forney, of the conference committee
having the appropriation OF $50, 600 for sanitary
repairs at the Treasury building under consider
alton Mr.. Robinson said to a STAR reporter: 81
have been urging upon the committee the i'm
portanee OF allowing the Senate amendment to
stand, apprOpr1attng $4,000 for the recOnStruc-
ton of the drainage system at the Treasury build
Ing. have shown at various times the defective
condition OF the brick drains and In what manner
the soil has been polluted by the leakage from
these sewers, and also demonstrated by chemical
analysis that the air In the rooms occupied by the
clerks is swarming with bacteria Throughout
the building the old defective vertical pipes OF
lead, hidden from view in the walls, and the lead
connections OF the plumbing fixtures have become
50 c0rrOded as, In many cases, to be entirely
Wor t ihave found too, old pipes concealed
sewer gas Is constantly escaping have no other
interest in the matter than the physical welfare OF
the hundreds OF people employed in that building
and have made this report OF the existing EVIL
condition OF affairs there in my Official Capacity
having been called upon by the Treasury officials
TO MAKE an examination"
There has been an alarming condition OF
things in the Treasury building continued Mr.
Robinson, during the month of January. There
have been more deaths among the clerks in that
department than has been generally known or
appreciated by the outside public, and it is mat
ter OF record in the health department that the
cause OF the deaths in almost every case has been
attributed 10 the impure air In the building It
can be very plainly understood that IL an epidemic
or lever should break out there II would spread
very Rapidly from the fact that II there be dis
eased matter carried on through these drains
from any OF the closets all parts OF the sewerage
system alike would be Affected
A Large Suburban Purchase.
Mr.. Dorsey Clagett, as the representative of the
syndicate which purchased the Nourse property
ON the Tenleytown road last spring, has sold this
property to Richard II. Goldsborough, of this city:
John A. Coke and Nathaniel w. Bowe of Rich
mond. Va. This tract OF land contains 1857 acres
and the price paid was $4,000. 1t lies on the
north or the Presidents property, with the Green
tract Intervening, and extends from the Tenley-
town road to klingle FOrd'S bridge. The road
which Is now being made by the District Commits
sionerS extends through this property. The price
Ciageft syndicate paid 600 or about 200 t neT
acre The same parties also purchased 23 acres
formerly belonging TO Pierce Shoemaker from Mr.
piece adons the rt. The Total amount Of pr raS.
erty purchased by these gentlemen was about l:S2
acres, for which they paid $S4 4O5: Mr.. GOldsbOr-
some time ago ''NOrmanstOne," property living
east OF the new Naval Observatory site and NORTH
OF Col ElverSon'S place.
1NpIcrNENTs--The grand jury returned indict-
ments Today against John Q. Thompson for libel;
Lewis Rumpf embezZlement, (two cases; John K
PEEL, bigaIny; Louis krOuSe violating Oeomarva.
rlne Law, and Frank II. TruSdell alias TrueSdell
forgery.
MRS. HUNTERS WHL--In the Will OF Mrs. Maria
huuttf, illeU the fOllOWlng DeQucStS
are named: To her adopted daughter, Mrs. Maria
H. stewart, all her personal effects and the prop
erty known as 1726I street northwest; the residue
OF the estate Is left, share and share alike to her
grandn1ece Annie Mary Stewart, Mrs. Maria f.
Iotten and Mrs. Maria II. Stewart. The last
named and Samuel v. Niles are named as executors
THE WEATHER IN FRBRUARY.-The monthly me-
teoroiogical summary OF the signal Office shows
That during February the mean temperature was
~ about a fair average for the last ten years.
The rainfall was a42 inches considerably less
than In any February since 1850. The highest
temperature during the month was 73.O on the
11.h, and the lowest, 1876, on the 14th.
The ANTHROPOLOGIcAL SOCIETY.-At the meeting
OF the Anthropological society last night Mr..
Thomas Wilson, ex-Cnted States consul at Nantes
and Nice delivered u lecture on the '.Megalithic
monuments OF Brittany" Specimens OF the granite
OF which the monuments are built were displayed.
and the remarks OF the lecturer illustrated by nu
merous maps and charts
CLASS OFFICERS ELEcTED.-The following named
gentlemen were last night elected officers OF the
class Of 81 OF the Georgetown University OF Law:
c. Ii. Brice, OF South Carolina, president: j. b.
ONeill, OF California, vice president; s. Bridges
OF Illinois, secretary, and j. b. Contee OF Mary
land, treasurer
AMONG THE AUCTION SALES advertisements will
be found chance for competent druggist or In
weston In the sale OF the drug store corner OF 18th
and IstreetS northwest. The sale takes place at
IL O'Clock noon tomorrow (fhursday)